Volunteer. Producers are often grateful to have an unpaid assistant on set. Use those opportunities to learn.

Reach out. People are surprisingly willing to talk about their careers, specific projects or how they got into the business. Keep current by reading industry magazines and journals. To read magazines Click Here. To read e-newsletters Click Here.

Enter film festivals. Anyone can enter but research film type, length, screening format etc to make sure your work fits the event/category.

Diversify. Director, camera operator or editor aren't the only jobs on offer. What about set design, production management,sound recording?